Story of the Season - The Majors

Team of the season, based on minutes played

Manager: Alan Burns
Assistant: Sam Browne

Majors Player of the Year: TBC
Majors Top Goalscorer: Ryan Scollard (29)
Majors - Most Assists: Ryan Scollard (7)

It was a tough campaign for Seaford in Saturday Major 1 but after bobbing around the relegation places for the entire season,, the Penguins  showed their mettle with big results in clutch matches to pull themselves away from danger just in time.

As has become the norm in recent seasons, Seaford made a poor start. An opening-day shellacking against against a St Mochta's side featuring some of the top amateur players in the country began a run of just two wins in eleven that lasted well into 2024.

The run featured dismal exists from the external cup competitions against UCFL sides VEC and ROC Celtic, and just a single league win, albeit a very comprehensive one against Swords Celtic, which featured a hat-trick from Ryan Scollard,, who would go on to bag a club record tally of 29 goals during the season. 

But overall it was a tale of disappointment for the men in navy, who conceded heartbreaking injury-time goals at home against both St Pats CY and Leixlip United. 

In danger of sinking without trace at the foot of the table, the side was boosted by the return to the lineup of key midfielders Jimmy Hussey and Dan Kennedy in the second half of the campaign, and another win against Swords, this time in the Lanigan Cup - featuring another Scollard hat-trick -  proved something of a turning-point.

There followed an impressive run in the league, featuring a comfortable win over promotion-chasing Verona and a crucial late victory against rivals Sacred Heart courtesy of Rob O'Shea's stylish 88th-minute winner. While the sequence was interrupted by defeats against the top two Home Farm and Mochtas, the Penguins got back on track with another big win at Swords and a late winner in a ding-dong against Bluebell. 

Just when it seemed like Seaford would ease to safety, a terrible run of form saw them lose three on the bounce to put them right back in the soup.

Alan Burns's side faced their three consecutive six-pointers against their nearest rivals matches and, inspired by vocal new supporters on the sideline, they produced three of their best displays of the season, grinding out a win at home to Bluebell, before taking all three points from Sacred Heart and finally getting over the line with a 97th-minute equaliser against a hugely improved Glenville side, with a match to spare.